Glances at the work of Paul Delvaux (IV) – English Version* *[Versió Catalana just aquí] (This post continues three others you may read here (1), here (2) and… Read more “Three versions of Leda, a homage to early Renaissance and a moonlit departure”
Month: January 2017
A most unusual post, but necessary and unavoidable – Defending Freedom in my homeland
I do not ever publish about politics on this blog, but I’ll make a flagrant exception today, just on behalf of my fellow Catalan citizens and in… Read more “A most unusual post, but necessary and unavoidable – Defending Freedom in my homeland”
Tres versions de Leda, un homenatge al primer Renaixement i una partença a la llum de la lluna
Mirades a l’obra de Paul Delvaux (IV) – Versió Catalana* *[English version is here] (Aquest post és continuació d’uns altres que podeu llegir aquí (1) , aquí (2) … Read more “Tres versions de Leda, un homenatge al primer Renaixement i una partença a la llum de la lluna”
A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait
– – The first time I watched “Rosine” –an oil by the Belgian surrealist painter Paul Delvaux, from 1968– I said to myself “this tall, slim girl… Read more “A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait”
Edward McCartan (I) – The gentle eroticism
Edward Francis McCartan (August, 1879 – September, 1947) was an American sculptor, best known for his bronzes of Art-Déco style, popular in the 1920s. Born in Albany, New York,… Read more “Edward McCartan (I) – The gentle eroticism”
To a distant friend lost in confusion – with great sorrow, after too many losses
At the ending of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, just before drinking the poison, the prince speaks his last words and final plea to his friend: (Hamlet to Horatio): I… Read more “To a distant friend lost in confusion – with great sorrow, after too many losses”
Edward McCartan (II) – Some daring elegance
This is a second gallery with carefully selected and adequately presented images of sculptures by Edward Francis McCartan (Albany, NY, 1879-1947), among the big lot that one… Read more “Edward McCartan (II) – Some daring elegance”
Dancing shadows – and other marvels drawn by Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis was an Australian artist born in 1881 in Castlemaine, Victoria, the son of a gold-mining engineer who had emigrated from Pembrokeshire, Wales, to Australia during… Read more “Dancing shadows – and other marvels drawn by Martin Lewis”
Mystified Mist
This illustration -quite cleared in shade and made more resplendent- is one of my favourites by Luis Royo (at least, the portion I show). Thus edited, more… Read more “Mystified Mist”
INVISIBLE FORMS 